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Relates George Bush's story in evangelical conservatives' own words. Incorporating historical detail and interviews with religious conservatives, this film depicts the complex ways religion and politics mingle in American life.

A history of the Serentity Prayer, written by its author's daughter, cites the individuals whose efforts to promote social justice, racial equality, and religious freedom inspired her father.

Includes articles on Evangelicalism, fundamentalism, and the Religious Right by Jerry Falwell, Charles W. Colson, George F. Will, William F. Buckley, Jr., Sidney Blumenthal, Harvey Cox, Martin E. Marty, and William J. Bennett, among others.

This timely book describes the historical roots and political motives of America's most organized and outspoken political interest group, the Christian Right. Duane M. Oldfield examines the dilemmas within the Republican Party faced by the movement as it attempts to both mobilize its base membership and participate effectively within broader coalitions. The author assesses the Christian Right's profound influence on the Republican Party platform and...

"Bringing the story of the religious right up to the Obama administration, this revised fourth edition explores the history of the movement in twentieth and early twenty-first century American politics." -- Amazon.com viewed October 8, 2020.

When the Christian Right burst onto the scene in the late 1970s, many political observers were shocked. But, God's Own Party demonstrates, they shouldn't have been. The Christian Right goes back much farther than most journalists, political scientists, and historians realize. Relying on extensive archival and primary source research, Daniel K. Williams presents the first comprehensive history of the Christian Right, uncovering how evangelicals came...

In Who Speaks for God? prominent social activist and pastor Jim Wallis examines the platform of the self-designated Religious Right to reveal how its positions actually conflict with the Bible. He also exposes the humanistic policies of the secular Left for what they have proven themselves to be: programs devoid of values and spirituality. In this readable and insightful investigation of our political life, pastor Wallis discusses three touchstones...

As Jimmy Carter ascended to the presidency the heir apparent to Democratic liberalism, he touted his background as a born-again evangelical. Once in office, his faith indeed helped form policy on a number of controversial moral issues. By acknowledging certain behaviors as sinful while insisting that they were private matters beyond government interference, the author argues, Carter unintentionally alienated both social liberals and conservative Christians,...